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Open AccessUse of CAM among cancer patients
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by patients is widespread. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the extent and details of patient CAM use in Sweden, especially in rural Swede...
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Open AccessSocioeconomy as a prognostic factor for location of death in Swedish palliative cancer patients
An important aspect of end-of-life care is the place of death. A majority of cancer patients prefer home death to hospital death. At the same time, the actual location of death is often against patient’s last-...
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Open AccessThe role of income in brain tumor patients: a descriptive register-based study
Socioeconomic status (SES) and its association with cancer in general have been thoroughly studied in the last decades. Several studies have shown associations between SES and many types of cancer such as lung...
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A phase I pilot study of the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor pathway modulator AXL1717 in combination with gemcitabine HCl and carboplatin in previously untreated, locally advanced, or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
AXL1717 is an orally bioavailable IGF-1R pathway modulator that has been shown to have anti-tumoral effects. The objectives of the present study were to define maximum tolerated dose and the recommended phase...
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The impact of hyperfractionated radiotherapy regimen in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
The prognosis for patients with lung cancer is poor with an average of 5-year overall survival rate of only 10–15 % taking all clinical stages together. The aim of this study was to elucidate the impact of the...
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Swedish lung cancer radiation study group: the prognostic value of anaemia, thrombocytosis and leukocytosis at time of diagnosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
There is a need to improve the prognostic and predictive indicators in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). At present, the main focus is on genetic predictive markers while the prognostic value of the standard...
